Back in September, when we wrote about Google taking a bite out of Zagat, we wondered if the Internet giant had plans to compete with Yelp. Google already allows users to give restaurants a star rating and to offer their thoughts on recent dining experiences. Zagat’s database, containing professionally written…
Don’t be the pinche gringo who jacks up your Christmas Eve celebration. It’s tamale ordering time, and while some places make a few extra bazillion to sell to all the assholes who don’t call ahead, others are more than willing to send you home tamale-less if you don’t pick up…
This week’s Top Chef didn’t overly Dallas-ize Dallas like last week’s — for that, we are thankful. Dean Fearing, the original chef at Mansion on Turtle Creek and the man behind Fearing’s at the Ritz-Carlton, met the chefs at Le Cordon Bleu kitchen, the alma-mater of Austin-based cheftestant Paul Qui…
Catty-corner from The Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff is vast emptiness. The remnants of the Alamo Hotel were swept away long ago, save the vintage sign along Fort Worth Avenue, which serves as a stark reminder of what were once better times for the area. That could change next year,…
As part of my master plan to ravenously devour every square mile surrounding my new home in East Dallas, both culinary and culturally (picture a pink, cupcake-shaped Pac-Man character eating her way down Grand Avenue), I came upon something oddly alluring. It was the White Rock Local Market…
Yaser Khalaf, owner of Medina and Baboush in the West Village, traveled throughout the Middle East and Europe as a child. Then in college, he traversed America, Route 66-style, in a van in which he literally blew the engine. His life-long passion for food, culture and people helped mold him…
Draft Picks Sports Bar and Grill, which opened in late September, sits less than a half-mile south of the American Airlines Center, right where Victory Avenue ends. Naturally, as with all sports bars, they have a few TVs, although how many is purely arbitrary. Ten or 20 used to be…
The saying goes that friends are the family you get to choose. There’s truth in the words, however cliché, but we don’t have as much control choosing the fixtures in our lives as we believe. Some friends are lifelong companions we can rely on, and others serve a different purpose,…
When is a burger joint more than a burger joint? When it’s a damn good bar, too. While burger restaurants have been popping up around town like meth labs in East Texas, many aren’t the type of place you can put in a solid session on a bar stool. Not…
As Scott wrote about last week, Guy Fieri is in town to shoot episodes for his show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives at Maple and Motor and Pecan Lodge. We caught word that they also filmed at Chop House Burgers in Arlington yesterday. I called Chef Kenny Mills today. “I’m living…
While barbecue is certainly important foodstuff in the Lone Star State, it has roots in many other areas of the country and world. But Tex-Mex has been jacking up G.I. Tracts here for 100 years — long before the rest of the country bastardized our already-bastardized signature cuisine. These are…
Each week, we browse local food blogs to find the most jaw-unhingingly tasty photos for you gastro deviants out there. Have a suggestion? Leave it in the comments and we’ll check it out. Here are some of this week’s best images…
Company Café’s second location is open, in a renovated building tucked behind Texas de Brazil alongside the Katy Trail. Its modern design is coupled with vintage flare where patchwork walls made from old barn wood contrasts with contemporary pieces, like metal chairs and bar stools. The warm lighting and natural…
Jeff Sinelli continues his march to take over the world one sandwich at a time. The CEO of Dallas-based Which Wich has started to build out a Deep Ellum location on the corner of Commerce and Hall Streets. The storefront will serve as a test model for urban markets in…
Just a head’s up: The editors of Prevention Magazine think you’re fat. In an article published on Yahoo, both Lubbock and Dallas landed among the top eight most artery-clogging cities in America, based on data culled from the Centers for Disease Control. Lubbock’s fatassedness gets pinned on its “preponderance of…
Just about everyone knows that John Tesar has a pretty bang up burger at the Commissary. Those grass-fed patties get treated like a Park Cities trophy wife at the spa, bathing sous vide until cooked rare before receiving a final sear on the grill. Toppings are always top shelf –…
Shannon Wynne, owner of the Meddlesome Moth just issued a statement, per D Magazine: “We are excited that Jennifer Otsuki has been promoted to Chef at the Meddlesome Moth where she has been working as sous chef under Chad Kelley for nearly two years. She is the one with the…
Last week the City of Plano Health Department posted the above video on its YouTube page, “informing” citizens about or the “Cottage Food Bill” that went into effect on September 1. Under the bill, Texans can make and sell certain non-potential hazardous baked goods in their home. The bill requires…
Thai-Rrific closed its longstanding North Dallas location and opened its doors on Cedar Springs last month, where Hung Dinger used to live. The first thing I noticed walking into the restaurant was a refrigerated case full of multicolored cakes. The green tea and “rainbow” cake caught my eye before I…
Every once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, Facebook @ Cityofate or in the comments. Robyn Folmar (@Theburbanist): Can someone explain…
Private Social bar manager Rocco Milano is like a young redheaded Santa, ready to grant all your alcoholic Christmas wishes, or maybe the fourth Wise Man, bearing obscure aperitifs and rare scotches in place of frankincense and myrrh. Perched at his silver and white bar in the space’s “Social” wing,…
There’s so much goodness happening on this plate it’s painful to recount. This brunch item from The Meddlesome Moth has gravy made with a jalapeño puree over creamy peppered grits, while two silky poached eggs rest atop tender fried chicken tenderloins. The best approach with this dish is to carefully…
